The membership at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce was allowed inside their mosque Tuesday night for the first time since an arson that occurred late Sunday night. Ari Hait reports.

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WEBVTT MOSQUE, AND, ARI, WE UNDERSTANDINVESTIGATORS HAVE TURNED OVERTHE BUILDING TO ITS OWNERS?ARI: TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, ITSTILL LOOKS LIKE A CRIME SCENEWITH THE RISING TAPE.THEY SAY THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORKTO DO AWAY FROM THE SCENE.THE MEMBERSHIP HERE JUST GOTINSIDE TO TAKE A LOOK.THEY FOUND THE DAMAGE ISEXTENSIVE.MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OFFORT PIERCE WERE BUSY TUESDAYNIGHT. THEY'RE BUILDING A FENCE.THEY'RE POSTING NO TRESPASSINGSIGNS.THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIRMOSQUE FROM ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.SUNDAY NIGHT, THE BUILDING BURSTINTO FLAMES, SECURITY VIDEO FROMTHE MOSQUE SHOWS A MAN RUNNINGAWAY AS THE FIRE STARTS.INVESTIGATORS RELEASED THISVIDEO ON MONDAY, HOPING SOMEONECOULD IDENTIFY THEIR SUSPECT BUTSAY SO FAR, THEY'VE GOTTEN ONLY8 CALLS THAT HAVE LED NOWHERE.EVEN THOUGH THE VIDEO DOES NOTSHOW THE SUSPECT CLEARLY,DEPUTIES BELIEVE SOMEBODY SHOULDRECOGNIZE HI>> YOU KNOW, WHEN IS SOMEBODYYOU KNOW EVEN WHEN THEY AREWALKING AWAY FROM YOU, YOU KNOWWHO THAT PERSON IS.ARI: INVESTIGATORS WERE AT THESCENE ALL DAY TUESDAY, LOOKINGFOR MORE CLUES.THEY SAY IT'S CLEAR NOW ANACCELERANT WAS USED TO START THEFIRE.THEY'VE SENT SAMPLES TO THE LABTO TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLYWHAT THAT ACCELERANT WAS.MEANWHILE, MEMBERS HERE TRY TOFIGURE OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED.>> I'M VERY UPSET.MY WIFE WAS CRYING YESTERDAY.MY FRIENDS WERE CRYING.WE HAVE BEEN HERE SO LONG.IT'S VERY SAD.IT'S VERY SAD.>> DO I THINK HATE WAS INVOLVEDIN THIS?MYSELF, LIKE YOU, WITH ISOCCURRING ON SEPTEMBER 11, THEFACT THAT THIS IS AN ISLAMICCENTER OF WORSHIP, I THINK THATIS PROBABLY THE CASE.ARI: BACK HERE LIVE TONIGHT --LOOKING AT ONE OF THOSE NOTRESPASSING SIGNS POSTED -- TWOSEPARATE REWARDS ARE BEINGPOSTED.AS FOR THE MOSQUE ITSELF,